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Aussie Pinball Forums => Technical Matters => Pinball Repairs / Problems & Assistance => Topic started by: Skyntara on June 16, 2011, 12:16:11 PM

Title: New Coils or Cold Weather Eatig Flipper Rubbers
Post by: Skyntara on June 16, 2011, 12:16:11 PM

Hi Guys,

I put new coils in my FT a while back but just recently it seems to be eating the flipper rubbers like crazy.

Bought a heap of replacements so I have spares but the rubber around the tips of the flippers seems to last only a week or so before it starts losing integrity. This morning there was a big chunk missing from one of them.

It seemed to start happening after the flipper rebuild and new coils, but it seems to accelerated a lot lately. Cold weather making them harder?

Thoughts or suggestions?

Cheers

Clancy

Title: Re: New Coils or Cold Weather Eatig Flipper Rubbers
Post by: Retropin on June 16, 2011, 12:57:20 PM

Cold weather will make them harder.. but chances are that the rubber is perishing due to poor quality or simple some very old stock

Title: Re: New Coils or Cold Weather Eatig Flipper Rubbers
Post by: Bayview on June 16, 2011, 08:03:12 PM

Definately sounds like OLD STOCK to me. ^.^

Title: Re: New Coils or Cold Weather Eatig Flipper Rubbers
Post by: Skyntara on June 20, 2011, 01:55:12 PM

Maybe I shouldn't have bought the purple rubbers :)

I guess I'll try the black or red ones next.